..As patients ditch official channel after rates convergence
Nigeria’s medical tourism spending has come under renewed scrutiny after Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) figures showed a sharp year-on-year collapse, a decline doctors and healthcare leaders say reflects changes in foreign exchange (FX) payment channels rather than a genuine halt in overseas medical travel.
The CBN data covering January to June 2025 show spending on medical tourism fell 96.2 percent to just $0.09 million, down from $2.38 million in the s
